r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 03 '25

Neuroscience Scientists discover that even mild COVID-19 can alter brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially increasing dementia risk—raising urgent public health concerns.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/covid-19-linked-increase-biomarkers-abnormal-brain/
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u/Ok_Frosting3500 Feb 04 '25

Before Trump and Brexit, we all felt that we could trust the average person to do the right things for others on a societal level.

Before Covid, we all felt we could trust the average person to do the right thing for others on a personal level.

The social media age has led to a boom in 1980s Wallstreet Me-me-me focus and priorities, each of us getting fed our own myopic world by our tailored bubbles. 

(And of course, part of the trust/common bridge between us is disrupted by the fact that between long covid and social media brain and attention span rot, you get lots of reason to not think highly of the reasons, reactions, or general aptitude of other people you encounter in public.)

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u/iolmao Feb 04 '25

I use to say this (I'm 42): "Before the pandemic I felt like a teenager among adults.

After the pandemic I feel like an adult among teenagers"

This to say that I've always perceived my co-workers of my same age, wiser and more "grown up" than me.

After the pandemic I've realised how much wiser I am, compared to other same-aged people that act like teenagers.